Birth as a neuro-psycho-social event: An integrative model of maternal experiences and their relation to neurohormonal events during childbirth.

<h4>Background</h4>Psychological aspects of labor and birth have received little attention within maternity care service planning or clinical practice. The aim of this paper is to propose a model demonstrating how neurohormonal processes, in particular oxytocinergic mechanisms, not only...

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Main Authors: Ibone Olza, Kerstin Uvnas-Moberg, Anette Ekström-Bergström, Patricia Leahy-Warren, Sigfridur Inga Karlsdottir, Marianne Nieuwenhuijze, Stella Villarmea, Eleni Hadjigeorgiou, Maria Kazmierczak, Andria Spyridou, Sarah Buckley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230992